CAP Theorem 23 Years Later with Eric Brewer

The CAP theorem, also known as Brewer’s theorem, is a fundamental principle in distributed systems that states that it is impossible to simultaneously achieve three desirable properties in a distributed data system: Consistency, Availability, and Partition tolerance.
Eric Brewer is the VP of Infrastructure & Google Fellow at Google and he joins us today.
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